Honey: Cups to Grams
Quick answer: One US cup of honey weighs about 340 grams (12 oz), and one tablespoon about 21 g.
US recipes measure honey in cups; the rest of the world weighs it. Convert any amount in either direction — and measure it the way the chart assumes: grease the cup lightly first and it pours out clean — or just weigh it straight into the bowl.
Honey conversion chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|
| ¼ cup | 85 g | 3 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 113 g | 4 oz |
| ½ cup | 170 g | 6 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 227 g | 8 oz |
| ¾ cup | 255 g | 9 oz |
| 1 cup | 340 g | 12 oz |
| 1½ cups | 510 g | 18 oz |
| 2 cups | 680 g | 24 oz |
How it works
Cups measure volume and grams measure weight, so the conversion runs through density: honey packs about 340 g into a US cup (237 ml). Volume is only as accurate as your technique — grease the cup lightly first and it pours out clean — or just weigh it straight into the bowl. That variability is exactly why serious baking recipes list grams, and why a $15 kitchen scale upgrades every bake. If your recipe uses metric cups (250 ml), the weights run about 5% higher.
Frequently asked
How many grams are in a cup of honey?
About 340 grams (12 oz) per US cup, measured properly. A tablespoon is about 21 g.
How many cups is 250 g of honey?
About 0.74 cups. Divide any gram amount by 340 to get cups — or flip the converter above to grams and it does it for you.
Can I substitute honey for sugar by weight?
Not 1:1 — honey is sweeter and ~17% water. Use about ¾ the amount, reduce other liquid slightly, and drop the oven 25°F since honey browns faster.
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